The Chief Minister will dedicate on the occasion the Gandhi Smriti Bhawan, newly built by the State Youth Services and Cultural Affairs Department on 10,000 sq. m. area, and also the District Seva Sadan on 6,280 sq. m. built at a cost of Rs. 12-crore at the Mahatma Gandhi’s birthplace.
Prime Minister visited the Indian Arrival monument at Monument Gardens in Georgetown today. He was accompanied by PM of Guyana Brig (Retd) Mark Phillips. An ensemble of Tassa Drums welcomed Prime Minister as he paid floral tribute at the Arrival Monument. Paying homage at the monument, Prime Minister recalled the struggle and sacrifices of Indian diaspora and their pivotal contribution to preserving and promoting Indian culture and tradition in Guyana. He planted a Bel Patra sapling at the monument.
The monument is a replica of the first ship which arrived in Guyana in 1838 bringing indentured migrants from India. It was gifted by India to the people of Guyana in 1991.
